Want to motivate conservatives to vote on Election Day so that you get a Republican in the White House? There are two possible strategies:

1) Engage them with something like Contract for America so that they feel like the party respects their views and values them. (Unlike the current state of conservatives.)

2) Pray that the Democratic front-runners keep pushing this agenda and throw in gay marriage for an added benefit.

Obama, Hillary and Edwards are pushing for expanded funding for abortion? Are they insane? Democrats are going to vote for them no matter what. Why are they pushing such a controversial issue this early in the campaign? After the Democratic party won the 2006 election by masquerading as Republicans, are they going to out-liberalize each other now?

It’s also interesting to note that the Edward’s campaign is using Elizabeth as the attack dog. First there was Coulter, and now she’s talking to Planned Parenthood. It’s a working formula. Protect your candidate by having his wife talk about the most controversial issues. She’s protected from any Hillary-like backlash, not only because of the sympathy generated from her cancer, but also because she’s a well-liked lefty soccer mom. She’s just as liberal as Hillary, but more appealing. You can tell that the family dynamic is genuine, unlike the Clintons in ‘92. She’s managed to be the caring housewife, while staying politically active. Research shows that candidate wives do little to help win elections, but they seem to be using her to appeal to their base and rally the grassroots.

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